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GOP’s Tim Scott says he backs 20-week federal abortion ban

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:52:56 GMT

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said Thursday that he supports a federal abortion ban after 20 weeks of pregnancy and would sign such legislation into law if he became president.“It makes total sense to me,” Scott told reporters in New Hampshire, where he was meeting with GOP officials and pastors a day after announcing his exploratory committee for a 2024 presidential campaign.Abortion has become an increasingly animating issue in elections in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision last year to overturn Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion nationwide. Republican candidates are under pressure from influential anti-abortion groups to support a national ban. Democrats, including President Joe Biden, have sought to codify the right to an abortion.Scott declined to say whether he believes medication abortion should remain legal following a Wednesday ruling by a federal appeals court that preserved access to the abortion pill mifepristone for now...

Suspect in documents leak taken into custody, AP source

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:52:56 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who has emerged as a main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war was taken into custody Thursday by federal agents, according to a person familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity because it hadn’t been publicly announced.Investigators believe that the guardsman, who specializes in intelligence, led the online chat group where the documents were posted. The guardsman was identified as 21-year-old Jack Teixeira.FBI agents converged Thursday at Teixeira’s Massachusetts home and heavily armed tactical agents took a man wearing a T-shirt and shorts into custody outside the property.It was not immediately clear if Teixeira had a lawyer who could speak on his behalf, and a phone message left at a number believed to belong to his mother was not immediately returned.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.WASHINGTON (AP...

FBI makes arrest in investigation of suspected leaker of classified intelligence

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:52:56 GMT

The FBI said it has made an arrest and is conducting a search of a home at a residence in Massachusetts, according to a statement by the agency. It appears to be the home of the mother of the suspected leaker of the classified documents that have circulated on social media in recent days.The home is located in North Dighton, Massachusetts, the FBI said — the same town where the potential leaker and his mother live, according to a review of public records by POLITICO.The New York Times was the first to report that the leaker is likely Jack Teixeira, 21, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard.The 21-year-old appears to have been part of a small group on the Discord social media platform. He first wrote about the sensitive information in written paragraphs, paraphrased from the documents, months ago, as POLITICO previously reported. Starting in January, he began posting photographs of printouts of the documents, which had been folded and then smoothed out.The docume...

FBI agents swarm Massachusetts home in document leak probe

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:52:56 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI agents converged Thursday at the Massachusetts home of a member of that state’s Air National Guard who has emerged as a main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war, two people familiar with the investigation said Thursday.Investigators believe that the guardsman, who specializes in intelligence, led the chat group where the documents were posted, according to the two people, who were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press.They identified the guardsman as 21-year-old Jack Teixeira.It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer who could speak on his behalf, and a phone message left at a number believed to belong to his mother was not immediately returned. Law enforcement officials roped off the street near the home. The New York Times, which first identified Teixeira o Thursday, said that a man who had been st...

A fireball landed in the US last week, and now there’s a reward to find it

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:52:56 GMT

(CNN) — Meteorite hunters, get ready to head into the woods.A museum in Maine is offering $25,000 for the remains of a space rock that streaked across the sky last week before landing near the border between the United States and Canada.The fireball, which was visible in broad daylight and created a sonic boom, was detected by radar, allowing NASA’s Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Lab to calculate the “strewn field” — where fragments of the meteor might be found — near Calais, Maine.Darryl Pitt, head of the meteorite division at the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum, said he was keen to study any fragments of the meteorite, which could contain valuable information about the solar system. The $25,000 reward is for the first meteorite piece found that weighs 2.2 pounds (1 kilogram) or more. However, he said the museum would be willing to pay for any specimen “irrespective of its size.”“Finding meteorites...

Odell Beckham Jr. says ‘possibility’ of playing with QB Lamar Jackson part of decision to join Ravens

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:52:56 GMT

Odell Beckham Jr. said he didn’t get any assurances that Lamar Jackson would be the Ravens’ quarterback this season, but the wide receiver acknowledged the “possibility” of teaming up factored into his decision to sign with Baltimore.“The goal was to come here and have the possibility of playing with him,” Beckham said at his introductory news conference Thursday at the Ravens’ facility. “I was just excited about the possibility of that. My thoughts would be that he would be here.”General manager Eric DeCosta said that he hasn’t spoken with Jackson since Beckham signed with the Ravens earlier this week, but that he has talked with the star quarterback since Jackson revealed three weeks ago that he requested on March 2 to be traded. DeCosta added that he’s optimistic the 2019 NFL Most Valuable Player will be the Ravens’ quarterback this season.“Lamar is in our plans,” DeCosta said Thursday. “We&...

Hot Property: Have the whole thing in Woods Hole

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:52:56 GMT

There’s a glittering contemporary home perched on nearly two acres at 77 Fay Road in Woods Hole that stands apart from the traditional coastal architecture — in the most spectacular way.Built in 2000, the seaside retreat sits right on Vineyard Sound and calls on elements of mid-century modern architecture — sloped ceilings, clerestory windows, walls of glass, and warm wood paneling.Clean lines, design simplicity, and Shoji-like accents recall a Japanese sensibility. The result is a home that feels peaceful and serves as a natural extension of its surroundings. And yes, there are water views for days, plus a private beach and jetty for the ultimate summer headquarters.A wall of floor-to-ceiling windows, modern corner fireplace, and tall ceilings make for a dramatic great room. Opening to both the elegant and functional kitchen space and a window-wrapped sunroom, this corner of the sprawling 6,780 square-foot home is naturally stylish and unfussy, just what you’d want in a beach house...

Photos: Wind and rain pound South Florida, major flooding closes roads, airport

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:52:56 GMT

Strong winds and rain pounded South Florida with major flooding closing roads and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.After several days of torrential rain, cars plow through a flooded 14th Avenue in Hollywood on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Mike Stocker/TNS/South Florida Sun-Sentinel)Traffic to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is rerouted on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. The airport is closed to all flights until at least noon Thursday, April 13, 2023. (Carline Jean/TNS/South Florida Sun-Sentinel)Broward Sheriff’s deputies direct traffic away from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, which has closed to all flights and traffic until further notice, on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. (Carline Jean/TNS/South Florida Sun-Sentinel)Charles Ready of All County Towing rescues Abby Mercado from high flood waters in the Edgewood neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale south of State Road 84 just north of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Thursday...

Massachusetts Air National Guardsman tied to leaking Pentagon secret documents has been arrested: Reports

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:52:56 GMT

A 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard who has been tied to leaking top secret U.S. documents about the Ukraine war has been arrested, according to reports.Jack Teixeira has been identified as the leader of a Discord group, a social media platform, where the highly classified military documents were posted online.Federal agents on Thursday were seen taking him into custody at a Massachusetts home. Police were blocking a road in North Dighton, located in the South Coast of Massachusetts, where Teixeira has local ties.The New York Times first reported the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman’s identity on Thursday.“This was a deliberate criminal act,” Pentagon Press Secretary Patrick Ryder said at a press conference on Thursday.Related ArticlesNation | Sources: FBI wants to speak with Massachusetts Guardsman in leaks probe Nation | US Army apologizes after soldiers detain wrong person in Boston hotel room during traini...

California State Capitol building temporarily evacuated due to ‘credible threat’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:52:56 GMT

(KTXL) -- The California State Capitol building in downtown Sacramento was temporarily evacuated Thursday morning due to a 'credible threat,' according to an internal letter sent to state senators and their staffers. The exact nature of the threat has not been announced, but a little more than an hour after the initial evacuation, legislators and their staffers were able to enter the building once again around 10 a.m.“The California Highway Patrol has notified the Senate of a threat they consider to be credible involving the Capitol,” says a letter that was sent to state senators and senate staff. During the evacuation, legislators and staff were asked to remain home and work remotely. Senators and staffers already at the Capitol were asked to remain in place. What we know about the shooting at Mahany Park in Roseville "CHP and security partners are present in higher numbers in the Capitol area, and are alert of the situation," the letter said. While the Capitol itself was ev...